Watching paint dry

A sign warning of wet paint

"Like watching paint dry" is an English-language idiom describing an activity as being particularly boring or tedious.[1] It is believed to have originated in the United States.[2] A similar phrase is "watching the grass grow".[3]

  1. ^ "something is like watching paint dry". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Tréguer, Pascal (4 October 2017). "Like watching paint dry". Word Histories. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ Howard Hellman (2019). Watching Grass Grow: A Sequel to Watching Paint Dry. Independently Published. ISBN 9781070195599.